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Patients with incurable cervical cancer to be offered life-extending drug

Clinical trials suggest the drug could give patients eight more months to live on average

The Independent UK

New drug to give eight more months to patients with incurable cervical cancer

Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug manufactured by Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD), is the first new treatment in 14 years

Wales Online

Patients with incurable cervical cancer to be offered new drug

It is the first new treatment in 14 years approved to treat advanced cervical cancer.

The Independent UK

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Linda Nolan sends message as she's showered with support after sharing brain cancer diagnosis in Good Morning Britain interview

Linda that the cancer had spread to her brain as she spoke to Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid

Manchester Evening News

Linda Nolan announces cancer has spread to her brain in heartbreaking health update

The singer first learned she has breast cancer in 2006, but found out last week the disease had spread to her brain.

Daily Record

Linda Nolan reveals cancer has spread to her brain in heartbreaking interview

Linda Nolan joined Good Morning Britain on Monday to share a devastating health update amid her ongoing cancer battle

Daily Mirror

Plan to test for dioxins near Ohio train derailment site is flawed, experts say

Test relies on visual inspection of ash to then check soil for toxins, which is ‘unlikely to give a complete picture’ of contamination

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London hospital trials cooling caps to help cancer patients keep their hair

One in eight women say they would decline treatment because of the side effect

Evening Standard

Young Edinburgh student's 'stomach strain' turned out to be huge cancer tumour

Elena Espinosa Cabrera, a student at the University of Edinburgh, went to A&E with pain in her abdomen which she assumed was a muscle strain -before she was told she had ovarian cancer.

Edinburgh Live

Unusually high cancer rates found in military pilots and ground crews

The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years, but they were told that earlier military studies had found they were not at greater risk than the general US population

The Independent UK

Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and, for the first time, shows that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick

The Independent UK

Co Antrim man on fundraising mission for life-saving pancreatic cancer operation

Aidan O'Neill was told that there are no surgeons in Northern Ireland with the skills needed for the operation

Belfast Live

Cancer could kill me, but I face an NHS fine over prescriptions

I haven’t paid since I was diagnosed in 2020 but now realise I needed an exemption certificate

The Guardian - UK

The little known lung cancer symptom you can spot on your hands

There are some common symptoms of lung cancer including breathlessness and an ongoing cough. However, there are some lesser know signs such as changes in your fingers.

Daily Record

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The Independent UK

EPA to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing the first federal limits for harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water

The Independent UK

Canadian woman slams healthcare system after fighting four years for cancer diagnosis

‘You have to advocate for yourself and be persistent in getting the answers that you deserve,’ 32-year-old mother says

The Independent UK

Thousands more cancer patients waiting longer for NHS treatment amid record delays

More than 7,000 patients were waiting more than two months to start treatment in January – the highest figure on record

Daily Mirror

Controversial skin cream may come to UK and even be offered on the NHS

The so-called miracle cream - Ruxolitinib - is said to be able to return a person's natural skin patches which have whitened due to vitiligo

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Manchester Evening News

I have bladder cancer and am one of the first people not to go to hospital for life-saving tests - here's why

Phil Frost was diagnosed with cancer in 2019 - and has an amazing reason why he's not going to hospital now

The New Daily

What are these ‘cancer vaccines’ making news? Are there similarities with COVID vaccines?

Using the same mRNA technology as COVID vaccines, cancer vaccines are an emerging personalised treatment for cancer.

Salon

Justice Dept. sues Louisiana polluters

"EPA is finally treating this health crisis for what it is — an emergency"

The Guardian - UK

Less than 3% of NHS England trusts hit key cancer waiting-time target

‘Shocking’ analysis reveals only three trusts managed to treat 85% of patients within two months of urgent referral

WEKU

Biden had skin cancer removed from chest during his physical, White House says

The results from a biopsy done on a skin lesion removed from President Biden's chest last month confirmed that the growth was basal cell carcinoma – a type of skin cancer that does not tend to spread.

The Independent UK

Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden's chest was cancerous

A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden’s chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a common form of skin cancer

The Independent UK

Gene test could guide use of chemotherapy in bowel cancer patients

Scientists have found that patients respond differently to drugs based on a mutation in a gene called KRAS.

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